DamnYankees wrote:
> Matt, what about the realities of how long
> they served? I told you my grandfather
> was only in the war for a few months,
> then came home since my uncle was
> born. Is Morris stuck in The Rhineland
> for 3 more years, or just the few
> months?
I would think he's stuck. I'm not sure any ballplayers got to come home _and play_ while the war was going on due to having children born.
Sorta the reverse of my grandfather - he didn't go due to family and being a general practice Dr. here which was a certain "need" stateside as much as overseas. I kinda thought it would be fitting to send him off to war instead.
Of course that would leave my grandmother with three young kids, but Doc was a frugal many with his baseball money so she should be okay.
John
John